Ecosystem service values for mangroves in Southeast Asia: A meta-analysis and value transfer applicatio

By Luke Brander, Alfred J. Wagtendonk, Samer M. I. Hussein, A. McVittie, Peter H. Verburg. 2012

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Abstract This paper examines the value of ecosystem services provided by mangroves. It presents a meta-analysis of the economic valuation literature and applies the estimated value function to assess the value of mangroves in Southeast Asia. We construct a database containing 130 value estimates, largely for mangroves in Southeast Asia. Values are standardised to US$ per hectare per year in 2007 prices. The mean and median values are found to be 4185 and 239 US$/ha/year respectively. The values of mangrove ecosystem services are highly variable across study sites due to, amongst other factors, the bio-physical characteristics of the site and the socio-economic characteristics of the beneficiaries of ecosystem services. We include explanatory variables in the meta-analysis to account for these influences on estimated mangrove values. A geographic information system (GIS) is used to quantify potentially important spatial variables, including the abundance of mangroves, the population of beneficiaries, and the density of roads in the vicinity of each study site. The meta-analytic value function is used to estimate the change in value of mangrove ecosystem services in Southeast Asia under a baseline scenario of mangrove loss for the period 2000–2050. The estimated foregone annual benefits in 2050 are US$ 2.2 billion, with a prediction interval of US$ 1.6–2.8 billion.

Subfields: Ecology, Global and Planetary Change

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Quantifying Economic Value of Coastal Ecosystem Services : A Review (2018, neutral): “[49] Benefit transfer (from 48 selected studies) Fisheries, fuel wood, coastal protection, water quality (Southeast Asia) (mean) US $4185 (per hectare, per year) (2007 price level)”
The economic value of wetlands in developing countries: a meta-regression analysis (2016, result): “…in the meta-dataset (1432 estimates 1 Woodward and Wui (2001), Brander et al. (2006), Borisova-Kidder (2006), Ghermandi et al. (2008), Brander et al. (2007), Ghermandi et al. (2010), Brander et al. (2012), Camacho-Valdez et al, (2013), and Bu and Rosenberger (2014), all use OLS. from 379 studies).”
Assessing water ecosystem services for water resource management (2016, background): “For example values are expressed in monetary units per area and time (Ghermandi et al., 2010; Brander et al., 2012); or per visit and time (Brander et al., 2007) or per household/respondent and time (Brouwer et al., 1999; Johnston et al., 2005).”
A global map of mangrove forest soil carbon at 30 m spatial resolution (2018, background): “The highest per ha stocks were found in many of the pacific island nations, averaging 505 Mg C ha−1 with much of Southeast Asia ranking well above the global mean.”
The ecosystem services agenda:bridging the worlds of natural science and economics, conservation and development, and public and private policy (2012, background): “Brander et al. (2012) report on a meta-analysis and value transfer application with respect to ecosystem service values for mangroves in Southeast Asia.”